Letter to the editor: Oct. 17
Hoping for justice
of peace votes
To the Editor:
My name is Elizabeth Langfeldt, and I’m running for justice of the peace in Charlotte. Having lived here with my family for nearly 16 years, I know many of you, and if we haven’t met, I hope this note gives you a glimpse of who I am. What I cherish most about Charlotte is the commitment of its people to our community’s success. I want to serve as a justice of the peace to contribute to our town’s continued growth.
I moved to Charlotte in 2008, just before marrying my husband, Evan Langfeldt. Over the years, I’ve engaged with our community through various roles, from volunteering at the Charlotte Senior Center and the Charlotte Food Shelf to managing ad sales and fundraising at the Charlotte News. Our daughter Louisa has participated in local sports and attended the Charlotte Children’s Center and Charlotte Central School. We belong to the Charlotte Congregational Church and love exploring our beautiful trails and recreational areas. In December 2020, I helped organize Charlotte’s first holiday light show to spread cheer during a tough time. I also owe a lighthearted apology regarding the disappearance of the library’s copy of “The Sound of Music” during quarantine — I promise it was unintentional!
Professionally, I’ve worked in fundraising and community development with organizations like Burlington City Arts and the Kelly Brush Foundation. Since 2018, I’ve volunteered weekly for Meals on Wheels, and our family supports Age Well.
Recently, I felt a strong call to deepen my civic engagement. I grew up in Lakewood, Ohio, where my family has lived for generations. Now, as the first generation of my family in Charlotte, I want to help create a place where our daughter can thrive as a second-generation Charlotter. If elected, I will engage with the boards of elections, civil authority and tax abatement to ensure our town operates smoothly, fairly and transparently.
This November, please vote for Elizabeth Langfeldt for Justice of the Peace. I look forward to serving you and our community. Thank you!
Elizabeth Langfeldt
Charlotte
John Rodgers supports
Vermont’s rural traditions
To the Editor:
There are sharp distinctions between the Progressive Democrat Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman and his challenger, a former longtime legislator, Republican John Rodgers.
Rodgers left the Democratic Party this year and joined the Republican Party, because of runaway tax and spending passed by the Progressive Democratic supermajority of legislators and their disregard for those of us who think differently than them. Recent supermajority tax and spend laws include a $100 million payroll tax, a property tax increase of 14 percent, increases on a wide assortment of taxes and fees and pending huge taxes on Vermonters who heat with oil or propane, up to $4 per gallon. Sharp tax increases are likely not far behind for gasoline as part of the supermajority’s march toward phasing out gas, oil and propane.
Republican Gov. Phil Scott issued a series of vetoes against these taxes and fees, but the Progressive Democrats defeated all the vetoes. Rodgers wholeheartedly supports the Scott vetoes, and the governor’s ongoing crusade against more and more taxation.
Gov. Scott has endorsed John Rodgers for lieutenant governor.
While Vermont’s traditional rural-land uses such as farming, timber harvesting, hunting, fishing and trapping are under attack by well-funded extremist organizations, we don’t know for certain where many legislators stand.
Rodgers not only supports Vermont’s traditional rural way of life, he lives it. He farms the family’s 200-year-old farm in the Northeast Kingdom. He harvests timber off the land and trucks it to local timber mills.
He hunts, fishes, snowmobiles and owns an ATV. John’s perspective is under-represented among today’s elected state officials. If you want a lieutenant governor who understands and values this traditional way of life, vote Rodgers.
I am 74 years old and a former Democratic Party legislator and have been involved in state government in other capacities over the years. I am a native of Barre and currently live in Bolton. I have known John Rodgers for more than 25 years.
Steve McLeod
Bolton